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Today’s highlights
- India rejects Elon Musk’s claim of discrimination over Starlink launch — 2026-10-08
- Starlink is still awaiting security clearance before it can seek spectrum and begin commercial services in India.
- Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia — 2026-10-07
- Mecka AI collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots. The startup pays people to record everyday tasks.
- While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere’ — 2026-10-07
- Endeavor Catalyst just raised $320 million to keep backing founders outside Silicon Valley. Half the profits go back to the nonprofit that finds them.
- Everything announced at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra event — 2026-10-07
- Microsoft just wrapped up a big Windows and Surface-focused keynote in San Francisco. The biggest announcement was arguably the release details about the Surface Laptop Ultra, its new laptop that’s powered by Nvidi
- Teenage Engineering’s CEO says it’ll stop making synths — 2026-10-07
- Teenage Engineering founder and CEO Jesper Kouthoofd told Highsnobiety that it plans to stop making synths. And yes, that includes the iconic OP-1, which put the company on the map. TE isn’t just a music gear maker; it’s
- Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users — 2026-10-07
- The developer of Hermes Agent raised a $90 million Series B.
- Android’s physical navigation buttons are back on Googlebooks, but not the way you think — 2026-10-07
- A common misconception I’ve seen with Googlebooks is that the Quick Insert and Google logo keys are new. They’re not, as they first debuted a couple of years ago on some Chromebooks. But there is something new for Google
- Microsoft is giving Copilot more control over Windows and your files — 2026-10-07
- At today’s Windows and Surface event, Microsoft showed off an upgrade to its Copilot AI system that will give it access to local files on your PC and the ability to take actions across the OS. It’s part of an idea Micros